We left Rothenburg on Thursday, taking 3 trains to get to the main Bahnhof in Munich.  From there it was a short taxi ride to Hotel Torbrau.  The taxi driver gave us an introduction to Munich traffic, the guy would be good in Chicago or New York.   We picked a hotel in Old Town to be close to sights we wanted to see.  And the Torbrau exceded our expectations for convenient.   After arriving we needed to eat and wanted to visit the Hofbrauhaus, although the front desk had other recommendations.   We thought we were at the wrong place when we happened across the Hofbrauhaus a few minutes later.   But there it was.   Started in 1592 it is a must stop.   But we figured out why the desk person pointed us elsewhere, at 6pm the large hall and all tables were jammed.   Loud, noisy and a band about to start, at another time may have been fun, but after a long day of traveling our thoughts were on a comfortable table not pushing in to make 4 places on a long family style.    So we moved on, unfortunately I had my ideas in place when the desk person gave us directions and I took the girls on a longer than necessary tour to find the Spaten Haus!  But we were sight-seeing, right?   The Spaten Haus turned out to be the perfect choice.  The beer selection was one of the best we saw, and the food was excellent.   And even though we arrived ‘without reservations’ we ended up with our own little room to relax.  The next day on Friday was a full day of walking, well maybe not full day, we did make some stops.  We made our way to the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), originally completed in 1488.   Here is the tomb of Ludwig IV  and the church is quite impressive.   Unfortunately one of the towers that has the elevator to see the city, was closed!  From there we walked to the Marienplatz at the center of the shopping district.   The New Town Hall dominates the square and is breathtaking.  And at the center is the 43 bell 28 foot Glockenspiel, which we arrived just in time to see it perform.   From there a short walk to the Viktualienmarkt.  One hell of a farmers market.  Lots of vendors along with everyday food stands.   And a central bier garden.   The highlight was getting a large pretzel and beers and sitting down next to 4 gentlemen who brought sandwiches from the Norse stand.  Hard rolls with probably pickled fish and onions, Chris was in heaven.  And then more walking.  We hit Schneider Weisse  by accident but I could not walk by.  The girls placated me by stopping for a beer, and although I love their Weisse I could not pass by ordering a half liter of Aventinus. Yum.   More walking, lot’s of people walking and lots of bicycles.  And we had a beautiful day.   A number of stops along the way.   And being real tourists we even stopped at Hard Rock Munich.    And we did get to eat at the Hofbrauhaus, on a second floor balcony and it was well worth going back for.   And of course we got to know the restaurant and bar staff very well!   Munich would be the one stop we all agree we would have taken out to spend more time at the other stops.  Yet I can’t think of what I would have wanted to miss.